Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-02-25
borse Department.
OLD LOCAL HORSE ADVERTISE
MENTS.


dlebury:
In April, 1898, John llurd of Bridport
advertises 'the celebrated horse Sir John
at Vergennes and Middlebury.
S. III. Baker, for the owners, in the
same paper, advertiscs the Arabian horse
Alexander. at 81 to $40, at Middlebury
and Vergennes.
April 2S, 1891. the horse Duroc Mes
senger is advertised to stand at the stable
of Elisha r. Pratt in Cornwall, at So to
So. Duroc Messenger is from the best
stock in America. lie was sired by the
old Virginia Duroc; his dam is de-
scendant of old Messenger, one of the
best horses ever imported. lie Is half
brother to the celebrated American
Eclipse. Duroc Messenger is l6 hands,
admirably proportional, spirited and
graceful. lie is thick and strong built;
dark chestnut interspersed with gray
hairs. and he is the fastest trottcr and
walker in Vermont. Signed by Elisha
r. Pratt and Anon w. Dana.
April 10, 1884, 5. Smith advertises the
thoroughbred Young Napoleon at Corn
wall, Shoreham and Orwell; dark bay.
1872, by imp. Napoleon, dam Virginia
mare.
In the National Standard of April Is,
1927, is announcement of Cock of the
Rock. TO a long advertisement given
before. Mr.. Barnham adds "a word to
Ill lx- hpN- or
June ought to run with the dam until
the following January and after weaving
should daily and regularly be fed with
wheat bran or oat meal and occasionally
with carrots or potatoes. unwashed, and
plenty of salt. Bone and strength can
only be acquired by good keeping the
first year"
In the National Standard, May $, 1927,
American Eagle is advertised. This
admirable horse will be kept at shore
ham. and at Col. Smiths, Bridport, and
Middlebury. Pedigrce-sired by the eel
brated New Jersey colt, and foalcd by
the full-blooded English mare Miss Port
". Worcester county, Mass. ca beautiful
dapple). New Jersey colt was sired by
the noted imp. horse Dorchester, and
foaled by Col. Levi Ilowclls' blood bay
mare Spread Eagle, real hunter. Said
horse is of jet and blue-black, making
a beautiful dapple: 1G hands, low boned,
short back. fiat limbs and remarkably
well proportional Colts have been sold
at $3.50. Terms, S. Signed by Il. Lull,
A. Lull and VIM. Lull
In 1927 ID. Hill of Shoreham advertises
the thoroughbred horse Sir Charles.
Under date of Middlebury, May IS,
1927, Joshua Ballard advertises Bergami,
by Cock of the Rock, from full-blooded
lington, to stand at the stable of Asa
Chapman. Bergami is described as five
years old, of beautiful dark-bay color and
admirably proportional.
This also appears:
The dapple-gray horse Wild Arab
This horse will stand for mares at stable
of subscriber Mondays, at the stable of
Asa Chapman Tuesdays and at stable of
Darius Upper Wednesdays, at the mod
pTdlt UIlCt VI 81. llt SuDSNllDtI lttIS
confident that this horse needs no recon-
mendation from his former run of bust
ness where he has been known, and those
who now own his stock he is confident
will still give him their custom.
HARVEY YALE.
Middlebury, May u, 1927.
This advertisement is nearly 60 years
old, but Mr.. Yale may still often be seen
upon our streets.
Sir Charles appears again in lS2S ::
'Seven years old this spring, bright
bay, 1873, well proportional; has re-
markable share of bone and sinew: his
colts are large and promising" Signed
by ID. Hill, Shoreham.
In May, 1928, Harvey Yale advertiscs
Starksboro and Middlebury. "Wild
Arab is six years old. His grandsire was
the old Arabian horse Dey of Algiers and
his stock is indisputably good"
Harry Moore and Chas. Eager, under
date of Shoreham, April %, 1929, adver-
tise: "The full-bred English horse Nir-
ginian at Shoreham and Col. Smiths,
Bridport, at So. This horse was raised
in Madison Co., Virginia; sired by the
noted horse Republican, dam by imp.
Bedford; Republican by Sir Lumber by
imp. Bedford, his dam by Mack by imp.
Shark"
Abram Frost of Shoreham, under date
of April "a, 1929, advertises Young Tip
poo Saib at Cornwall and Shoreh9m at
S.. "Five years old this sprin2. of a
beautiful bay with black legs, name and
tail; l6 hands, with great bone and mus
Gle; sired by Young Duroc by Old Du-
roc; Young Duroc's dam, Merry Momus
by old Figure; Figure by True Briton,
and Young Tippoo Saib's dam by old
Mambrino; 6. d., by old Volunteer; g. G.
d. by old Tippoo Saib.'